The Economist

Western armed forces have struggled to fill their ranks to deter Russia

“W E NEED TO mobilise,” Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, said on November 27th as he introduced a new scheme for ...
Stars and Stripes

Army has one-third of this year’s recruits waiting to ship, tightens access to prep course

WASHINGTON — The Army not only beat its recruiting goal last fiscal year by 1,000 enlistees, but it entered this year with double the number of recruits on its delayed entry roster than the year ...
The National Interest

The British Army Can’t Find Enough Soldiers

The British military is one of the world’s most legendary fighting institutions. It enabled the British monarchy to become one of the world’s most powerful institutions, conquering huge swathes of the ...
USA Today

Once these recruits couldn't make the cut. Now they make up a quarter of Army troops.

FORT JACKSON, SC – Every Tuesday before dawn, hundreds of hopefuls line up with exposed midriffs to be weighed and measured at this South Carolina Army base, which takes in more recruits than any ...